Category Archives: Entertainers

Entertainers; Performers; Musicians; Actors

Charlie Sheen Seeks Custody of Twins After Ex Relapses

Earlier this month, we reported that Charlie Sheen and ex-wife Brooke Mueller had reached an agreement regarding custody of their twin toddlers. Just this past weekend, however, Mueller reportedly relapsed in her battle against drug abuse and was discovered trying to pawn jewelry for extra money. She refused to take a drug test as required [...]
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Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller Reach Custody Agreement

After several weeks of back-and-forth and tentative agreements, it appears that actor Charlie Sheen and his latest ex-wife Brooke Mueller have worked out their differences and hammered out a custody agreement regarding their twin toddlers, Bob and Max. At one point, Mueller filed a temporary restraining order to have the boys removed from Sheen’s home [...]
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Ryan Phillippe Says He’ll Take DNA Test to Determine Paternity of Ex’s Baby

Aspiring model/actress Alexis Knapp reportedly claims that her unborn baby, due in June, was fathered by actor and Reese Witherspoon-ex Ryan Phillippe. Phillippe and Knapp dated on and off for a few months last summer, apparently breaking up for good in September 2010. According to tabloid sources, Knapp is confident that Phillippe is the father. [...]
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Pete Wentz Responds to Ashlee Simpson’s Divorce Petition

TMZ, People magazine and several other tabloids reported last week that Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson were gearing up for a custody battle over toddler son Bronx. Their evidence for said nastiness? Wentz’s simple responsive filing to Simpson’s divorce petition. Despite the overreaction of the media, the legal paperwork does not necessarily indicate that there [...]
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Halle Berry, Gabriel Aubry Custody Battle Continues

Halle Berry looked radiant last night at the Academy Awards, as if she hadn’t a worry in the world. Much to the contrary, Berry and former boyfriend Gabriel Aubry have been locked in conflict over custody of 2-year-old Nahla for months. When the couple split last year, it appeared that they were amicable enough to [...]
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Christina Aguilera Divorce Settled

Singer Christina Aguilera and her estranged husband Jordan Bratman reached a divorce settlement last week. The settlement was quickly filed with the court. The specific terms of the settlement, however, remain confidential due to some rather unusual legal measures taken by the parties. Their agreement as to custody and finances is not to be filed [...]
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Ashlee Simpson Files for Divorce from Pete Wentz

Ashlee Simpson filed for divorce from husband Pete Wentz in L.A. County Superior Court today. As per California no-fault divorce law, Simpson cited “irreconcilable differences” as grounds for the divorce. The couple’s legal date of separation is to be determined (separation date bears on identification of marital assets for division). The divorce docs indicate that [...]
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Father of Padma Lakshmi’s Baby Seeks Custody

Former model and Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi gave birth to daughter Krishna last February but declined to identify the baby’s father publicly. Shortly after the baby was born, however, media outlets reported that Adam Dell, a venture capitalist who splits his time between Austin and New York City, was the baby’s father. Dell is [...]
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John Mellencamp Files for Divorce

News first surfaced a few weeks ago that musician John Mellencamp and his wife Elaine Irwin had separated after 18 years of marriage. That announcement was quickly followed by news that Mellencamp was dating actress Meg Ryan. The two have been seen together on numerous occasions over the past several weeks. This week, Mellencamp filed [...]
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Halle Berry’s Ex Files for Paternity

Halle Berry’s ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry filed paternity documents recently, asking a California court to legally acknowledge that he is the father of Berry’s 2-year-old daughter, Nahla. Berry and Aubry split last spring, though Aubry did not file his paternity petition until December 30, 2010. Establishment of paternity will give Aubry joint legal custody of Nahla. [...]
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Camille Grammer Opposes Kelsey Grammer’s Bifurcation Request

Just before the New Year, actor Kelsey Grammer asked a California family court to bifurcate his divorce from his wife, Real Housewife of Beverly Hills Camille Grammer. It was presumed at the time that Kelsey wanted to marry his new fiancee Kayte Walsh quickly. (Kelsey confirmed that on the Late Show with David Letterman this [...]
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Celebrity Divorces and Separations of 2010

Not unlike other recent years, 2010 brought big business to some of Hollywood’s (and other locations’) highest profile divorce attorneys. We’ve covered many of this year’s most publicized celebrity divorces and separations here on this blog over the last 12 months. Something about putting them all on one page in list format makes the sheer [...]
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Kelsey Grammer Seeks Bifurcated Divorce; Reportedly Wants to Marry New Fiancee Soon

Actor Kelsey Grammer has asked a California judge to bifurcate his divorce from Camille Grammer, granting a divorce immediately while holding judgment on all financial and custody issues until a later date. According to some reports, the actor wants to marry his new fiancee Kayte Walsh as soon as possible. The couple reportedly began seeing [...]
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Jessica Simpson Reportedly Wants Prenup

When news stories were released earlier this month estimating the annual gross revenue of singer Jessica Simpson’s fashion accessories line at $750 million, discussion of her impending nuptials to fiance (and former NFL tight end) Eric Johnson. Johnson and Simpson have been dating since May 2010 and became engaged in November. With such a whirlwind [...]
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Tony Parker’s TX Divorce Lawyer Withdraws

Earlier this month, Desperate Housewives actress Eva Longoria filed for divorce from her NBA star husband, Tony Parker. Longoria filed in Los Angeles, where she apparently lives. A few days later, Parker filed for divorce in Bexar County, Texas, where he lives and plays basketball for the San Antonio Spurs. This week, news hit that [...]
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